Group wants LTO to stop plates program

The Automobile Association of the Philippines (AAP) on Friday said the Land Transportation Office (LTO) should suspend its controversial Motor Vehicles License Plates Standardization Program (MVLPSP) after the Commission on Audit (COA) red-flagged the program.

Former Comelec commissioner Augusto Lagman, the president of AAP, welcomed the latest action of the COA to disallow the payment of P477.9 million to license plate suppliers Knieriem BV Goes and Power Plates Development Concept Inc. (JKG-PPI), after it found irregularities in the transaction.

Lagman said that while the Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) is still entitled to appeal the findings of COA, it should, however, stop implementation of the license plate program because of violations committed in the procurement .

He added that the LTO should also stop charging motor vehicle owners an additional P450 on their registration fees as payment for a new set of license plates.

“I’m glad COA did that [issuing a notice of disallowance],” Lagman said.

“The disbursement amounting to P477,901,329 was disallowed in audit as procurement transaction is considered irregular and illegal,” the COA notice read.

State auditors also enumerated a number of violations of the Procurement Reform Law, Auditing Code and a Department of Budget and Management circular, which became the bases for the issuance of the notice.

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Philippine government agencies Corruption thriving as usual. Aquino I thought you were going to do something to fight corruption? Wala its 2105 and corruption worse than before . Well done Philippines you win hands down as one of the most corrupt countries in the World. When will the Filipino wake up? and do something. NEVER!